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Flora Fauna
Central Gujarat comprises type 5A tropical dry deciduous forests (Champion The tropical dry deciduous forest of central Gujarat is a suitable habitat for
and Sheth, 1968). Chhota Udepur district comprises semi-dry teak forests with Panthera pardus fusca (Indian leopard) and Melursus ursinus (Sloth bear).
patches of dry mixed forests, and semi-moist deciduous forests. Leopard and sloth bear are considered flagship species of central Gujarat.

Forest has majority vegetation of Tectona grandis (Saag), Madhuca indica Apart from this, it has rich diversity of other wildlife such as Petaurista
(Mahua), Senegalia catechu (Khair), Diospyros melanoxylon (Timroo), philippensis (Indian giant flying squirrel), Hyaena hyaena (Striped hyena),
Terminalia crenulata (Sadad), Anogeissus latifolia (Dhav), Butea Canis aureus aureus (Jackal), Sus scrofa cristatus (Wild boar), Boselaphus
monosperma (Khakharo), Dendrocalamus strictus (Bamboo), Ziziphus tragocamelus (Blue Bull), Tetracerus quadricornis (Four-horned antelopes),
mauritiana (Bor), Cassia fistula (Garmalo), Syzygium heyneanum (Jambu), Muntiacus (Barking deer), Hystrix indica indica (Indian porcupine), Manis
Cordia dichotoma (Gunda), Schleichera oleosa (Kusum), Garuga pinnata crassicaudata (Indian Pangolin), Felis chaus (Jungle cat), Prionailurus
(Kakad), Eucalyptus spp. (Nilgiri), Milinusa tomentosa (Umbh), etc. rubiginosus (Rusty-spotted cat), Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Indian Palm
civet), Semnopithecus entellus (Indian langur), Herpestes edwardsii (Common
mongoose), etc.

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